California

$38.49B

447,547

40,301

Music Businesses

Stephen Siwek/Economists Inc.A2IM/RIAA

29,828

Royalty Recipients

SoundExchange

193,707

Songwriters

ASCAP/BMI

As Tupac and Dre once noted, "California knows how to party."

A longtime haven for the arts and entertainment industries, California has fostered a vibrant and diverse music community that continues to enrich the lives of fans all around the world. Its unparalleled music history has breathed life into entire music movements, including West Coast Hip Hop, ska, and surfer rock, and is home to some of the most iconic live music venues in the country, among them the The Fillmore in San Francisco and The Troubadour in Hollywood.

Some Notable Musicians

2Pac

Alanis Morisette

Beck

Buffalo Springfield

Creedence Clearwater Revival

Dead Kennedys

Doobie Brothers

Dr. Dre

Eagles

Etta James

Fleetwood Mac

Greenday

Guns n' Roses

Ice Cube

Jerry Garcia

Santana

Snoop Dogg

The Beach Boys

The Doors

The Grateful Dead

Music Venues & Festivals

Aftershock Festival

Arroyo Seco Weekend Festival

Beachlife Festival

Beyond Wonderland Festival

Bottlerock Napa Valley Festival

Camp Flog Gnaw Carnival Festival

Coachella Festival

Desert Daze Festival

First City Festival

Fyf Festival

Hard Day Of The Dead Festival

High Sierra Music Festival

Hollywood Bowl

Joshua Tree Festival Spring Festival

Monterey Jazz Festival

Outside Lands Festival

Sierra Nevada World Music Festival

Stagecoach Country Music Festival

Strawberry Music Festival

The Roxy

Music Schools

California College of Music

California Institute of the Arts

California State University

Colburn School

Expressions College Of Digital Arts

Los Angeles College of Music

Los Angeles Film School

Musicians Institute College of Contemporary Music

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

University of California

University of the Pacific Conservatory of Music

University of Redlands School of Music

University of Southern California Thornton School of Music

Major Music Conferences

Durango Songwriters Expo

I Create Music EXPO

Music Industry Research Association (MIRA) Annual Conference

Musexpo

Music Entrepreneur Conference

MUTEK San Francisco

NAMM

SF MusicTech Summit

Pollstar Live

Production Music Conference

West Coast Songwriters Music Conference

The Troubadour

Since opening in 1957, the legendary Troubadour club in West Hollywood has helped launch some of contemporary music's most talented performers. →